diff --git a/slemicro/README.md b/slemicro/README.md
index f53d256..bb18aa8 100644
--- a/slemicro/README.md
+++ b/slemicro/README.md
@@ -15,32 +15,13 @@
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 - [create_vm_with_eib.sh](#create_vm_with_eib.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables)
-  - [Usage](#Usage)
 - [create_vm_with_image.sh](#create_vm_with_image.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
 - [create_eib.sh](#create_eib.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
+- [create_empty_vm.sh](#create_empty_vm.sh)
 - [delete_vm.sh](#delete_vm.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
 - [get_kubeconfig.sh](#get_kubeconfig.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
 - [get_ip.sh](#get_ip.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Enviroment variables](#Enviromentvariables-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
 - [getvmsip.sh](#getvmsip.sh)
-  - [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites-1)
-  - [Usage](#Usage-1)
 - [What's next?](#Whatsnext)
 
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@@ -289,6 +270,40 @@ Kernel Params ................ [SKIPPED]
 Build complete, the image can be found at: 32-mgmt-cluster.raw
 ```
 
+## <a name='create_empty_vm.sh'></a>create_empty_vm.sh
+
+This script just creates an empty VM. Then it can be used with Metal3.
+
+### <a name='Prerequisites-1'></a>Prerequisites
+
+- `qemu-img`
+
+NOTE: They can be installed using `brew`.
+
+### <a name='Enviromentvariables-1'></a>Enviroment variables
+
+It requires a few enviroment variables to be set to customize it, the bare minimum is just:
+
+```
+# Folder where the VM will be hosted
+VMFOLDER="${HOME}/VMs"
+MACADDRESS="00:00:00:00:00:00"
+```
+
+The rest of them can be observed in the script itself.
+
+The variables can be stored in the script basedir as `.env` or in any file and use the `-f path/to/the/variables` flag.
+
+**NOTE**: There is a `vm*` pattern already in the `.gitignore` file so you can conviniently name your VM parameters file as `vm-foobar` and they won't be added to git.
+
+### <a name='Usage-1'></a>Usage
+
+For a simple example like:
+
+```bash
+$ ./create_empty_vm.sh -f vm-slmicro62-eib -s 40
+```
+
 ## <a name='delete_vm.sh'></a>delete_vm.sh
 
 This script is intended to easily delete the previously SLE Micro VM created with the `create_vm.sh` script.
diff --git a/slemicro/common.sh b/slemicro/common.sh
index 95278a9..839065f 100755
--- a/slemicro/common.sh
+++ b/slemicro/common.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ check_os(){
 	fi
 }
 
+create_empty_image_file(){
+	SIZE="${1:-20}"
+	mkdir -p ${VMFOLDER}
+	qemu-img create -f qcow2 ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2 ${SIZE}G
+}
+
 create_image_file(){
 	# Create the image file
 	mkdir -p ${VMFOLDER}
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ create_extra_disks(){
 }
 
 create_vm(){
+	POWERON="${1:-true}"
 	if [ $(uname -o) == "Darwin" ]; then
 	# See if there are extra disks to be created
 	UTMEXTRADISKS=""
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ create_vm(){
 	UTMDISKMAPPING="{removable:false, source:rootfs}${UTMEXTRADISKMAPPING}}"
 
 	# Create the VM
-	OUTPUT=$(osascript <<-END
+	VMCREATION=$(osascript <<-END
 	tell application "UTM"
 		-- specify the RAW file
 		set rootfs to POSIX file "${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2"
@@ -64,30 +71,39 @@ create_vm(){
 		${UTMEXTRADISKS}
 		--- create a new QEMU VM
 		set vm to make new virtual machine with properties {backend:qemu, configuration:{cpu cores:${CPUS}, memory: ${MEMORY}, name:"${VMNAME}", network interfaces:{{hardware:"virtio-net-pci", mode:shared, index:0, address:"${MACADDRESS}", port forwards:{}, host interface:""}}, architecture:"aarch64", drives:${UTMDISKMAPPING}}
-		start vm
-		repeat
-			if status of vm is started then exit repeat
-		end repeat
-		get address of first serial port of vm
 	end tell
 	END
 	)
 
-	echo "VM ${VMNAME} started. You can connect to the serial terminal as: screen ${OUTPUT}"
+	if [ ${POWERON} == "true" ]; then
+		# Create the VM
+		OUTPUT=$(osascript <<-END
+		tell application "UTM"
+			set vm virtual machine named "${VMNAME}"
+			start vm
+			repeat
+				if status of vm is started then exit repeat
+			end repeat
+			get address of first serial port of vm
+		end tell
+		END
+		)
+		echo "VM ${VMNAME} started. You can connect to the serial terminal as: screen ${OUTPUT}"
 
-	VMMAC=$(echo ${MACADDRESS} | sed 's/0\([0-9A-Fa-f]\)/\1/g')
-	timeout=180
-	count=0
-	echo -n "Waiting for IP: "
-	until grep -q -i "${VMMAC}" -B1 -m1 /var/db/dhcpd_leases | head -1 | awk -F= '{ print $2 }'; do
-		count=$((count + 1))
-		if [[ ${count} -ge ${timeout} ]]; then
-			break
-		fi
-		sleep 1
-		echo -n "."
-	done
-	VMIP=$(grep -i "${VMMAC}" -B1 -m1 /var/db/dhcpd_leases | head -1 | awk -F= '{ print $2 }')
+		VMMAC=$(echo ${MACADDRESS} | sed 's/0\([0-9A-Fa-f]\)/\1/g')
+		timeout=180
+		count=0
+		echo -n "Waiting for IP: "
+		until grep -q -i "${VMMAC}" -B1 -m1 /var/db/dhcpd_leases | head -1 | awk -F= '{ print $2 }'; do
+			count=$((count + 1))
+			if [[ ${count} -ge ${timeout} ]]; then
+				break
+			fi
+			sleep 1
+			echo -n "."
+		done
+		VMIP=$(grep -i "${VMMAC}" -B1 -m1 /var/db/dhcpd_leases | head -1 | awk -F= '{ print $2 }')
+	fi
 	elif [ $(uname -o) == "GNU/Linux" ]; then
 		# By default virt-install powers off the VM when rebooted once.
 		# As a workaround, create the VM definition, change the on_reboot behaviour
@@ -110,22 +126,26 @@ create_vm(){
 			--print-xml 1 > ${VIRTFILE}
 		sed -i -e 's#<on_reboot>destroy</on_reboot>#<on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>#g' ${VIRTFILE}
 		virsh define ${VIRTFILE}
-		virsh start ${VMNAME}
 		rm -f ${VIRTFILE}
-		echo "VM ${VMNAME} started. You can connect to the serial terminal as: virsh console ${VMNAME}"
-		echo -n "Waiting for IP..."
-		timeout=180
-		count=0
-		VMIP=""
-		while [ -z "${VMIP}" ]; do
-			sleep 1
-			count=$((count + 1))
-			if [[ ${count} -ge ${timeout} ]]; then
-				break
-			fi
-			echo -n "."
-			VMIP=$(vm_ip ${VMNAME})
-		done
+		
+		if [ ${POWERON} == "true" ]; then
+			virsh start ${VMNAME}
+			echo "VM ${VMNAME} started. You can connect to the serial terminal as: virsh console ${VMNAME}"
+			echo -n "Waiting for IP..."
+			timeout=180
+			count=0
+			VMIP=""
+			while [ -z "${VMIP}" ]; do
+				sleep 1
+				count=$((count + 1))
+				if [[ ${count} -ge ${timeout} ]]; then
+					break
+				fi
+				echo -n "."
+				VMIP=$(vm_ip ${VMNAME})
+			done
+		fi
+
 	else
 		die "VM not deployed. Unsupported operating system" 2
 	fi
diff --git a/slemicro/create_empty_vm.sh b/slemicro/create_empty_vm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..885e78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slemicro/create_empty_vm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+BASEDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+source ${BASEDIR}/common.sh
+
+usage(){
+	cat <<-EOF
+	Usage: ${0} [-f <path/to/variables/file>] [-s <size_in_GB>] [-n <vmname>]
+	EOF
+}
+
+ENVFILE=""
+SIZE=""
+
+while getopts 'f:s:n:h' OPTION; do
+	case "${OPTION}" in
+		f)
+			[ -f "${OPTARG}" ] && ENVFILE="${OPTARG}" || die "Parameters file ${OPTARG} not found" 2
+			;;
+		s)
+			SIZE="${OPTARG}"
+			;;
+		n)
+			NAMEOPTION="${OPTARG}"
+			;;
+		h)
+			usage && exit 
+			;;
+		?)
+			usage && exit 2
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+[ -z "${SIZE}" ] && { usage && die "\"-s <size_in_GB>\" required" 2;}
+[ -z "${ENVFILE}" ] && { usage && die "\"-f <path/to/variables/file>\" required" 2;}
+
+set -a
+# Get the env file
+source ${ENVFILE:-${BASEDIR}/.env}
+# Some defaults just in case
+CPUS="${CPUS:-2}"
+MEMORY="${MEMORY:-2048}"
+VMNAME="${NAMEOPTION:-${VMNAME:-slemicro}}"
+MACADDRESS="${MACADDRESS:-null}"
+EXTRADISKS="${EXTRADISKS:-false}"
+VM_NETWORK=${VM_NETWORK:-default}
+LIBVIRT_DISK_SETTINGS="${LIBVIRT_DISK_SETTINGS:-bus=virtio}"
+set +a
+
+check_os
+
+# Check if the commands required exist
+command -v qemu-img > /dev/null 2>&1 || die "qemu-img not found" 2
+
+# Check if the image file exist
+[ -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2 ] && die "Image file ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2 already exists" 2
+
+# Check if the MAC address has been set
+[ "${MACADDRESS}" != "null" ] || die "MAC Address needs to be specified and it should match the one defined on EIB at \"<eibfolder>/network/${VMNAME}.yaml\"" 2
+
+create_empty_image_file ${SIZE}
+
+create_extra_disks
+
+# Create the VM powered off
+create_vm "off"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/slemicro/delete_vm.sh b/slemicro/delete_vm.sh
index dc0cdc4..1b36fbe 100755
--- a/slemicro/delete_vm.sh
+++ b/slemicro/delete_vm.sh
@@ -60,14 +60,21 @@ elif [ $(uname -o) == "GNU/Linux" ]; then
 		[ "$(virsh domstate ${VMNAME} 2>/dev/null)" == "running" ] && virsh destroy ${VMNAME}
 		virsh undefine ${VMNAME} --nvram --remove-all-storage
 	else
-		die "${VMNAME} not found" 2
+		echo "${VMNAME} not found"
 	fi
 else
 	die "Unsupported operating system" 2
 fi
 
-[ -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.raw ] && rm -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.raw
-[ -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2 ] && rm -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.qcow2
-[ "${EXTRADISKS}" != false ] && rm -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}-extra-disk-*.raw
+for ext in raw qcow2; do
+	if [ -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.${ext} ]; then
+		echo "Deleting ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.${ext}"
+      		rm -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}.${ext}
+	fi
+done
+
+if [ "${EXTRADISKS}" != false ]; then 
+	rm -f ${VMFOLDER}/${VMNAME}-extra-disk-*.raw
+fi
 
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0